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Famous Lloyd McClendon quotes:  
On Erasmo Ramirez:
"Ramirez did not make quality strikes when he needed to, particularly ahead in the count, and it cost him tonight," McClendon said. "For me, I think he's got to pitch better than what he pitched."
On Taijuan Walker
“That’s not a good outing, I’m sorry,” McClendon said at the time. “Not for me. And you can write it. I don’t give a (expletive). I’m sure his agent will be calling mad at me, but we gotta do better.”
On James Paxton's historic rookie performances:
..............................................................................chirp chirp. . . . ..... chirp chirp. . .. (crickets)
On Roenis Elias:
He's "interesting".
On Chris Young:
"I don't know where we'd be without him".
On Felix Hernandez or Hisashi Iwakuma after a trademark blood bath:
"He listened to me"
I think part of the reason the Mariners are good this year is that Jack Zduriencik is afraid to violate McClendon's impossibly high pitching standards.  If McCLendon had witnessed some of the horse (manure) that went on last year with the likes of Joe Saunders, or Hector Noesi or Blake Beaven, he probably would've keynoted a World Health Organization summit on the proliferation of horse (manure).  Zduriencik cannot handle that level of scorn.  So, he makes sure that McClendon is stocked with good pitchers.  Z has done a few things differently since McClendon has come on board: 1. He hasn't traded any starting pitcher or any good reliever. 2. He ran off Randy Wolf in favor of Chris Young. 3. He axed Scott Baker before he even got started. The players for their part seems to be pitching better just through the force of McClendon's personality.  If they are unable to do so, Zduriencik ships them somewhere else, or hides them from McClendon for everyone's sake.